Classic films with great music

A Listmania! list by Tim WC1 "timwc1" (London)
 
The Adventures Of Robin Hood [DVD] [1938]
1.  The Adventures Of Robin Hood [DVD] [1938] DVD ~ Errol Flynn
The list author says:
  "Korngold's tremendous score (a key influence on John Williams' Star Wars) turns an adventure into a sublime treasure, conjuring a liberal triumph over Fascism."
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Best Years Of Our Lives [DVD]
2.  Best Years Of Our Lives [DVD] DVD ~ Fredric March
The list author says:
  "Soldiers return from the War to Hugo Friedhofer's tender, intelligent symphony of America."
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King Kong (1933) [Special Edition] [DVD]
3.  King Kong (1933) [Special Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Fay Wray
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  "Hollywood's first full orchestral score - Max Steiner gives the monster size and emotions."
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Rebecca [1940] [DVD]
4.  Rebecca [1940] [DVD] DVD ~ Laurence Olivier
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  "Franz Waxman floods Hitchcock's romantic thriller with warmth and mystery."
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Lost Horizon [DVD] [2001]
5.  Lost Horizon [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Ronald Colman
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  "Dimitri Tiomkin uses a massive orchestra for the heart-on-sleeve spectacle of Frank Capra's Himalyan fantasy."
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The Lost Weekend [DVD]
6.  The Lost Weekend [DVD] DVD ~ Ray Milland
The list author says:
  "Miklos Rozsa's unforgettable score lifts the story of an alcoholic into an opera of love triumphing over evil."
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Vertigo [DVD]
7.  Vertigo [DVD] DVD ~ James Stewart
The list author says:
  "Bernard Herrmann does more than Hitchcock to turn a fascinating thriller into a profound erotic masterpiece; arguably the greatest film score."
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Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD]
8.  Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
The list author says:
  "Miklos Rozsa takes the Roman epic utterly seriously, with breath-taking inventiveness, huge marches and heart-rending love scenes."
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth- Studio Classic [DVD]
9.  Journey To The Centre Of The Earth- Studio Classic [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable adventure with Bernard Herrmann needing only brass and woodwind to build mountains, caves, waterfalls and monsters."
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Odd Man Out [1946] [DVD]
10.  Odd Man Out [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Odd Man Out
The list author says:
  "William Alwyn's music drives the pace of Carol Reed's Belfast thriller, and hammers home the allegorical climax."
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Inn Of The Sixth Happiness- Studio Classics [DVD] [1958]
11.  Inn Of The Sixth Happiness- Studio Classics [DVD] [1958] 
The list author says:
  "Malcolm Arnold thoroughly enjoys scoring the drama and romance as Ingrid Bergman rescues Chinese children from war."
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The Big Country [DVD]
12.  The Big Country [DVD] DVD ~ Gregory Peck
The list author says:
  "Whip-crack-away!  Jerome Moross gallops through the action and stretches out across the prairies. No Western has better music."
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All About Eve- Studio Classics [DVD] [1950]
13.  All About Eve- Studio Classics [DVD] [1950] 
The list author says:
  "Alfred Newman matches the catty energy of Broadway, and caresses Bette Davis in her downfall."
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The Maltese Falcon [1941] [DVD]
14.  The Maltese Falcon [1941] [DVD] DVD ~ Humphrey Bogart
The list author says:
  "Famous, sassy detective drama whose wit, suspense and emotional undercurrents are superbly pointed up by Adolph Deutsch's themeless mood music."
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The Cruel Sea [DVD]
15.  The Cruel Sea [DVD] DVD ~ Jack Hawkins
The list author says:
  "Alan Rawsthorne's somber, silvery orchestra swells with the waves, and bolsters the stiff upper lips of the British naval officers."
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